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. >> he was proud to represent his family, the state of utah and the united states of america. >> reporter: local residents showed support outside ft. hood, doctors said many soldiers wounded in the shootings thursday have gone home and almost all are out of intensive care now. but some will face life-long challenges. >> there's a possibility that some of these patients will be physically impaired for the rest of their life and there's no doubt that many of them will be psychologically impaired for the rest of their lives. >> reporter: investigators piecing together the crime seen say they have no reason to believe the alleged gunman, army major nidal malik hasan had any accomplices. >> all evidence at this point indicates the suspect allegedly acted alone. a in the actual shootings. >> reporter: investigators say they have no evidence that friendly fire from soldiers or police hit any of the victims. hasan is being treated away from ft. hood. >> the suspect major hasan remains hospitalized in san antonio. we understand he remains in icu as no longer on a ventilator. >> reporter: hasan's u
. >> he was proud to represent his family, the state of utah and the united states of america. >> reporter: local residents showed support outside ft. hood, doctors said many soldiers wounded in the shootings thursday have gone home and almost all are out of intensive care now. but some will face life-long challenges. >> there's a possibility that some of these patients will be physically impaired for the rest of their life and there's no doubt that many of them will be...
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states. of course, when you try to log on, there's a two hour delay. and then they send your email to the wrong location. but it doesn't matter. and finally, exit polling shows the turnout among democratic voters in last week's elections was exceptionally low. in fact, the hottest topic in political circles is whether the democrats have lost the ability to get their supporters to show up on election day. >> questlove: wait a minute, jimmy. did you just say "hottest topic"? >> jimmy: yeah, i said "hottest topic," yeah. i was going to make a joke about it, but the chance of political shakeup in 2010. but this news doesn't need a joke. i think it needs to be slow-jammed. hit me over the head with it! ♪ oh, yeah [ cheers and applause ] ♪ hey, i'm jimmy james i want to turn you out to vote ♪ ♪ some of the people over the land are saying the democrats can no longer do ♪ ♪ the democrats really have a lot to fear 'cause they can't run obama every year ♪ ♪ you see, as one slowly spread
states. of course, when you try to log on, there's a two hour delay. and then they send your email to the wrong location. but it doesn't matter. and finally, exit polling shows the turnout among democratic voters in last week's elections was exceptionally low. in fact, the hottest topic in political circles is whether the democrats have lost the ability to get their supporters to show up on election day. >> questlove: wait a minute, jimmy. did you just say "hottest topic"?...
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the united states walked away from the tight of the taliban in the next country over in afghanistan it could create a vacuum and create a big problem. the president knows it. the president has to say that to the country so people get it. chris: andrea, he said before, rather george w. before, president for eight years, said if we don't fight them there we'll fight them here but now we have the nuclear thing on top of al qaeda. >> it's the domino theory. it's an argument the president has been making and he has to make it an issue of national security for the united states. he has to explain what's at stake and it can't be nation building in afghanistan. no one thinks that's possible. he has to say this is critical for saving us from terrorism at home. chris: the problem is we've had eight years of a republican president saying that very argument, fight them there or fight them here, has that gotten too old and are the american people ready to push him back on that? >> you'll hear him sort of lowering the stakes, saying it's not about saving afghanistan and it's not about propping it up
the united states walked away from the tight of the taliban in the next country over in afghanistan it could create a vacuum and create a big problem. the president knows it. the president has to say that to the country so people get it. chris: andrea, he said before, rather george w. before, president for eight years, said if we don't fight them there we'll fight them here but now we have the nuclear thing on top of al qaeda. >> it's the domino theory. it's an argument the president has...
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they want a good relationship with the united states. >> you say you think that the visit is good and you spoke of similar bombs, but, of course, some in this country -- some in this country may see a different symbol. he's a president disgraced, left office, received a pardon for any and all crimes he may have committed and accepted the pardon. do they understand what that means in the country and. >> i don't think they understand it. please don't put me down as i'm trying to answer questions based on my experience in china. they say watergate makes no difference. i mean, they actually quote, that could be a direct quote. it is awful close to it. so you see, they aren't dwelling on water gate. we can argue and there's plenty of room for opinion and i have my own personal opinion that i don't plan to divulge to you about how i feel about it, but i'm telling you how the chinese feel about it. >> he went on 13 years later to become the 41st president of the united states. this week his son, the 43rd, made his first post-presidency public appearance in texas. he announced plans for a pub
they want a good relationship with the united states. >> you say you think that the visit is good and you spoke of similar bombs, but, of course, some in this country -- some in this country may see a different symbol. he's a president disgraced, left office, received a pardon for any and all crimes he may have committed and accepted the pardon. do they understand what that means in the country and. >> i don't think they understand it. please don't put me down as i'm trying to...
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. >> the united states looks to strengthen alliances and build new partnerships with the nations of this region. >> he met with the royal family of japan and reached out to top business leaders, promising a new era of cooperation. after a stop in china, he is going to south korea. demonstrators are already protesting against the president and the u.s. war in afghanistan. before heading to china, the president promised to work with that new economic superpower, not try to contain it. wbal-tv 11 news. >> there is continuing coverage of president obama's torah on our website. you can find a slide show of his arrival and his speech in tokyo. it is all at wbaltv.com. state police are investigating a collision that killed a husband and wife in northern hartford county. the crash happened near the intersection of route 543 and 440 are around 4:00 this morning. the driver of another vehicle lost control and hit the couple. investigators confirmed a died at the scene. a passenger that was traveling with the couple was also hurt. he is in serious condition tonight. two pedestrians were hit in the
. >> the united states looks to strengthen alliances and build new partnerships with the nations of this region. >> he met with the royal family of japan and reached out to top business leaders, promising a new era of cooperation. after a stop in china, he is going to south korea. demonstrators are already protesting against the president and the u.s. war in afghanistan. before heading to china, the president promised to work with that new economic superpower, not try to contain it....
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>> obviously it weakens the united states to some extent and you saw that. the president was quite careful in how he acted towards the chinese. he was not pressing them on various political issues. and the chinese could set the terms of the visit in many ways. when he toured the forbidden city or the great wall he was isolated from the chinese people. the press conference was not a press conference. it gives the chinese considerable leverage on us, but let me add, it also goes the other way as well. chinaing looked quite insecure during the president's visit on the political side. and the chinese are very dependent on continued access to the american market. >> what are the implications of china rising as much as it is. what's the importance ever china to the world's economy? we know the growth rate is high. people talking about 8% or 9% economic growth. the economy is still less than a third of america's. >> the significance is not as great as elm would have it because china's imports are quite modest. it doesn't allow the rest of the world to grow off of c
>> obviously it weakens the united states to some extent and you saw that. the president was quite careful in how he acted towards the chinese. he was not pressing them on various political issues. and the chinese could set the terms of the visit in many ways. when he toured the forbidden city or the great wall he was isolated from the chinese people. the press conference was not a press conference. it gives the chinese considerable leverage on us, but let me add, it also goes the other...
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of the united states of america. no. hillary is running for president. obama -- hope you have a wonderful day. chris: i love the fact that he said have a wonderful day. but in the meantime he had written the word "crazy" next to that person's name. anyway, that hbo film is this tuesday at 9:00. and when we come back, exactly a year since president obama won the white house, that genius campaign, that victory over hillary and bill and then the historic first election of an african-american, does this white house have the compass that campaign had? plus scoops and predictions from the notebooks of these top reporters. we'll be right back. chris: welcome back. it's the first anniversary of barack obama's historic win. the campaign ran for nearly two years from the announcement on that frigid day in springfield, illinois, on lincoln's birthday, 2007, all the way to that warm night in grant park in victory. in november, 2008. obama beat the bill and hillary clinton machine. he held on to the long primary season itself and then made history beating john mccain
of the united states of america. no. hillary is running for president. obama -- hope you have a wonderful day. chris: i love the fact that he said have a wonderful day. but in the meantime he had written the word "crazy" next to that person's name. anyway, that hbo film is this tuesday at 9:00. and when we come back, exactly a year since president obama won the white house, that genius campaign, that victory over hillary and bill and then the historic first election of an...
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about the united states? >> i think -- i don't know universally, but they do recognize the strength the united states, they've altered their tactics and shifted more iuds, roadside bombs, they appreciate our strengths and our weaknesses and they know how to go to the weaknesses and they are very good at that. >> and yet, jim, as you all know, this is an enemy that has been fighting for decades. they take the long view here and they have no confidence that the united states is in this for the long haul just as they thought the soviets wouldn't be in it for the long haul. >> the afghan people have no confidence that the american military, the american people are in this for the long haul and that's a huge problem for the u.s. military there because if you -- a major part of a counter insurgency is you have to win the confidence of the people on the ground. you have to provide them enough security. and at this point they don't believe the americans can do anything for them, so they are turning to the taliban who
about the united states? >> i think -- i don't know universally, but they do recognize the strength the united states, they've altered their tactics and shifted more iuds, roadside bombs, they appreciate our strengths and our weaknesses and they know how to go to the weaknesses and they are very good at that. >> and yet, jim, as you all know, this is an enemy that has been fighting for decades. they take the long view here and they have no confidence that the united states is in...
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to stay engaged in the national dialogue, and she said the united states will support the next afghan president. richard engel, nbc news, kabul. >>> the white house has been waiting a resolution to the afghan election before deciding on a new military strategy. let's bring in nbc's mike mckhaira at the white house tonight. will we hear a decision from the president very soon? >> reporter: the president was told and apprised of the situation in afghanistan today en route to new jersey where he made a campaign swing. he talked to his national security adviser, general jim jones. the first thing you have to know about reaction a lot feel it could have been worst. dr. abdullah did not call for any boycott of the election or protests. in their public statements secretary of state clinton praised abdullah saying that he ran a dignified and constructive campaign. david axelrod said dr dr. abdullah's withdrawal statement was moderate. what we know about the process for a new strategy in afghanistan, the president met on friday with the joint chiefs of staff. it was the seventh meeting on the
to stay engaged in the national dialogue, and she said the united states will support the next afghan president. richard engel, nbc news, kabul. >>> the white house has been waiting a resolution to the afghan election before deciding on a new military strategy. let's bring in nbc's mike mckhaira at the white house tonight. will we hear a decision from the president very soon? >> reporter: the president was told and apprised of the situation in afghanistan today en route to new...
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. >> in other words, the idea he had hardened political or religious views against the united states, against our wars in iraq and afghanistan, those are not true, those are not conclusion that is should be drawn? >> as i said, that's anek total information. >> did he express concerns, you say you don't think signs were missed, he wanted to be discharged from the army, he had a poor evaluation from waller reed. as a psychiatrist, there are too few of those, he was not let out. >> all those things could add up to a conclusion by the investigators that we should have seen something. now, i will tell you that we will take a hard look at our ourselves as an army because we want to make suring in like this ever happens again and it is our ethose to ask ourselves the hard questions and adapt based on that. but it is just too early right now, david. >> let me ask you how the military is handling the mounting toll on our troops of multiple deployments, combat deployments and what the psychological toll is. bob herbert in "the new york times" put it this way. he also pointed out that the secre
. >> in other words, the idea he had hardened political or religious views against the united states, against our wars in iraq and afghanistan, those are not true, those are not conclusion that is should be drawn? >> as i said, that's anek total information. >> did he express concerns, you say you don't think signs were missed, he wanted to be discharged from the army, he had a poor evaluation from waller reed. as a psychiatrist, there are too few of those, he was not let out....
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embassy to celebrate 30 years of the seizure and to vent their hatred toward the united states and israel. but in an ironic twist, the opposition movement are also planning anti-government rallies across the city. defeated presidential candidate karubi joined the crowd, but according to reports he fell to the ground after being overcome by tear gas. witnesses say his supporters carried him to his car, which plainclothes militia attacked as it drove away. the opposition has so far refused to back down. on a day when anti-american sentiment runs high, the opposition was looking for support from president obama. >> obama! obama! >> reporter: chanting "obama, obama, either you're with them or you're with us." opposition has also vowed to convert all future holidays into opportunities for political protests. ali aruzi, nbc news, tehran. >>> when "nightly news" continues on this wednesday evening, great sadness and unanswered questions after three college softball players are found dead. >>> and later, tom brokaw continues his journey along u.s. highway 50 and finds a place including new wood-g
embassy to celebrate 30 years of the seizure and to vent their hatred toward the united states and israel. but in an ironic twist, the opposition movement are also planning anti-government rallies across the city. defeated presidential candidate karubi joined the crowd, but according to reports he fell to the ground after being overcome by tear gas. witnesses say his supporters carried him to his car, which plainclothes militia attacked as it drove away. the opposition has so far refused to...
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the united states will host the apex summit in hawaii in 2011. the host gets to dictate what guests wear for the summit's official picture. the president says he looks forward to seeing the other leaders decked out in flowered shirts and grass skirts. >>> some guantanamo bay detainees could be transferred to this prison in northern illinois. two obama administration officials tell cnn federal officials will visit the correctional center tomorrow, about 150 miles west of chicago. illinois governor pat quinn described the prison as state of the art and virtually empty. the obama administration promised to close guantanamo by january with 22nd, but it's having trouble meeting that deadline. >> we know now, after many months in office, that there aren't nations out there who are going to take these 200 or so detainees left in guantanamo so the idea of relocating these prisoners in the united states is a reality that the obama administration is confronting. >> a republican lawmaker from chicago is already saying that would invite terrorist attacks on
the united states will host the apex summit in hawaii in 2011. the host gets to dictate what guests wear for the summit's official picture. the president says he looks forward to seeing the other leaders decked out in flowered shirts and grass skirts. >>> some guantanamo bay detainees could be transferred to this prison in northern illinois. two obama administration officials tell cnn federal officials will visit the correctional center tomorrow, about 150 miles west of chicago....
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a new study is estimating about 40% of all the food produced in the united states is thrown out, thrown away. 40% of it. and yet a survey from the u.s. department of agriculture reports 1 in 6 americans say they don't have enough to eat. nbc's mara schiavocampo spent time with one middle-class family that could be called the new face of hunger. >> reporter: for so many people these days grocery shopping is a reminder of what they cannot afford. >> my name is susan. i was purchasing in purchasing. and i was laid off. >> how much do you generally spend when you come to the grocery store? >> it depends on how much i have. i spend 150, i would say, a month. that's what i was spending a week. >> reporter: to stretch her unemployment checks she uses coupons on sale items and often buys discounted produce. >> these are damaged. they might be -- have parts on them. >> reporter: it's the best she can do to feed her three kids, fiance, and his daughter. >> do you have breakfast every day? >> no. >> sometimes no. >> maybe five days out of the week they don't eat breakfast. prior to this they were
a new study is estimating about 40% of all the food produced in the united states is thrown out, thrown away. 40% of it. and yet a survey from the u.s. department of agriculture reports 1 in 6 americans say they don't have enough to eat. nbc's mara schiavocampo spent time with one middle-class family that could be called the new face of hunger. >> reporter: for so many people these days grocery shopping is a reminder of what they cannot afford. >> my name is susan. i was purchasing...
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>> i think it depends on where i am in the united states. i think the countries are coming more together. i feel pretty comfortable going back and forth. >> who is the most angry with your writing? >> milton friedman fans were pretty angry with "the shock doctrine." the book is pretty tough on milton friedman. i think that there are probably still people who are most annoyed with my books. >> wanted to pick on milton friedman? >> "the shock doctrine" tells an alternative history of the globalized world. it is a pretty fundamentalist version of market economics. pretty much everything should be privatized. we have seen the results on wall street. "the shock doctrine" tells the story of how we got here and milton friedman played a big role in that story. not because his ideas were so original, but he took that tradition to the masses. he was the one who did the 10 part series on pbs. he had that incredible talent for writing and taking economics to a public audience. he was a political adviser to many governments. the focus of the book is much
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he was very proud to represent his family, his church, and the state of utah, and the united states of america. >> reporter: a senior fbi official tells nbc news that a search of nidal malik hasan's e-mails, computers, and phone records has turned up nothing that would change the original assessment that he acted alone. investigators also found no notes or videos left behind by hasan. as the investigation into the shooting continues, a question has been raised about whether some of the victims were hit by friendly fire, given the number of wounds and shots reported. >> it's difficult for me to conceive of one man, an inexpert man, wielding two pistols, changing magazines to fire 100 shots with nothing further happening. >> reporter: the military though denies the friendly fire allegations. amid concerns that muslim-americans might now face a backlash as seen on this sign outside ft. hood, president obama in his internet address spoke about the value of diversity in the military. >> there are christians and muslims, jews and hindus, and nonbelievers thp they a er nonbelievers. they refl
he was very proud to represent his family, his church, and the state of utah, and the united states of america. >> reporter: a senior fbi official tells nbc news that a search of nidal malik hasan's e-mails, computers, and phone records has turned up nothing that would change the original assessment that he acted alone. investigators also found no notes or videos left behind by hasan. as the investigation into the shooting continues, a question has been raised about whether some of the...
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if you look at the numbers, we'll have no net job creation in united states between 1999 and 2009. getting people back to work is very important. if this is the openi ining salv that, this is -- >> what about creating jobs? >> as long as the economy grows, you get jobs back. the most important thing larry summers has said in the last five or six months is that that old law seems to have gone away. it doesn't seem like pure growth alone is going to be enough to create jobs. so that's why you've got to come up with some innovative solutions. >> where's the innovation, gentleman? where do you believe the growth is in this economy and in jobs? >> it's in innovation. it's in the ability to create whole industries like we have in the high-tech world in the last decade. for that, we need intellectual capital. for that, it would be very helpful if we didn't send half of our science graduates abroad because we won't let them work in this country. >> u.s. innovation isn't the creative destruction. i would call it nondestructive creation, whole new markets, whole new industries. we've always
if you look at the numbers, we'll have no net job creation in united states between 1999 and 2009. getting people back to work is very important. if this is the openi ining salv that, this is -- >> what about creating jobs? >> as long as the economy grows, you get jobs back. the most important thing larry summers has said in the last five or six months is that that old law seems to have gone away. it doesn't seem like pure growth alone is going to be enough to create jobs. so that's...
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states at every level and frankly they're not above using spiritual and political blackmail to do it. >> reporter: in washington, d.c., where they could approve a same-sex marriage bill next week. they say it would force them to end programs helping the needy. because the law would require groups like catholic charities to provide full employee benefits to same-sex couple, the something the church refuses to do. >> church leaders say they are morally obligated to take strong stands on issues. >> we have a right and a duty to bring spiritual visions and values into these discussions. >> reporter: discussion over heated issues that divide a prominent congressman and his church and americans of all faiths. ron allen, nbc news, new york. >>> america has lost another recipient of the medal of honor. alejandro ruiz has died. son of mexican immigrants, he fought in okinawa, walking through fire and grenades to take out a pill box and single handedly kill 12 enemy soldiers. argument is, president truman awarded him with the medal of honor. he stayed in the army for 16 more years and fought a
states at every level and frankly they're not above using spiritual and political blackmail to do it. >> reporter: in washington, d.c., where they could approve a same-sex marriage bill next week. they say it would force them to end programs helping the needy. because the law would require groups like catholic charities to provide full employee benefits to same-sex couple, the something the church refuses to do. >> church leaders say they are morally obligated to take strong stands...
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. >> the united states welcomes china as a strong, prosperous and successful member of the community of nations. >> reporter: but both leaders raised touchy economic issues. chi china's president urged mr. obama to avoid protectionist measures that could curve china's massive dependence on u.s. experts to power its economy. mr. obama reminding china of its promises to stop manipulating its currency to keep chinese goods artificially cheap. but aides say the chinese never brought up the u.s.' $800 billion debt, money largely used to fund stimulus efforts. though the president later appeared to make a passing reference. >> china's partnership has pulled critical in our effort to pull ourselves out of the worst recession in generations. >> reporter: the chinese took a firm line against iran and north korea, but in a sign of the diplomatic work still to be done, made no commitments to support sanctions against iran, its economic ally. and at a press event so tightly managed, no questions were permitted. mr. obama gently nudged his hosts on human rights. >> we do not believe these princip
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>>go god bless each and everyone of you here today, and god bless the united states of america. >> much more ahead. >> and we will take a look to one of your answers to the water cooler question of the day. >> here is a look at the winning lottery numbers from last night. the luck. ( tires screeching ) ♪ people say i'm forgetful. ( horn honking ) maybe that's why we go to so many memorable places. love the road you're on. the all-new subaru outback. >> the ravens are back, this morning very much alive in the playoff race. 16-0 ab to the browns. the first shutout in three years for the ravens. 5-4 is the record. the cleveland fans in new their office would not score points. joe flacco to derrick mason. he runs away. out of bounds at the 13. ray rice, the touchdown machine. his first touchdown against the browns on july 27. he's coarsest to get here. the ravens get some more points. suggs escorts him in. the defense is not forget. they sat this player four *. s acked -- sacked this player 4 times. >> anytime there is a shut out, it is a credit to your defense. we had difficult formation
>>go god bless each and everyone of you here today, and god bless the united states of america. >> much more ahead. >> and we will take a look to one of your answers to the water cooler question of the day. >> here is a look at the winning lottery numbers from last night. the luck. ( tires screeching ) ♪ people say i'm forgetful. ( horn honking ) maybe that's why we go to so many memorable places. love the road you're on. the all-new subaru outback. >> the ravens...
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states. he has spent much of his 17-year tenure -- jim smith says his passion and vision made the university a premier institution of higher learning. >> there has been a controversial announcement from the obama administration. khalid sheikh mohammed is the self-proclaimed mastermind of the 9/11 attacks and will be tried in new york. >> attorney general eric holder said he would not have made this decision if he was not absolutely confident that all five suspects would be convicted and likely face the death penalty. more than eight years after the september 11 attack, alleged mastermind khalid sheikh mohammed and four other suspects will be going to trial. >> they will be brought to new york to answer for their alleged crimes blocks away from where the twin towers once stood. >> he was to be prosecuted at guantanamo bay. president obama has pledged to close the prison and move some cases to u.s. courts. >> i am convinced that khalid sheikh mohammed will be subject to the most exacting demand
states. he has spent much of his 17-year tenure -- jim smith says his passion and vision made the university a premier institution of higher learning. >> there has been a controversial announcement from the obama administration. khalid sheikh mohammed is the self-proclaimed mastermind of the 9/11 attacks and will be tried in new york. >> attorney general eric holder said he would not have made this decision if he was not absolutely confident that all five suspects would be convicted...
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obama is the president of the united states, bush was the president. i respected both of them because of their position. i didn't always agree with them and i don't always agree with obama or bush but they were the president of united states. and when you are under a microscope every single day, everything that you do, you are going to have tendencies back and forth. and right now we are still in a resgs. we still have problem with jobs. so people aren't happy right now. >> and problems paying for college. tomorrow you're holding a congressional forum on paying for college arguing that there really is help out there. >> i think one of the most important things you can do is when students want to go to college, we should help them go to college. we pass the bim that will give a lot more money and we're going to help students go to college. that's what makes our country the best country in the world and i'm having forums throughout my district with parents and students and juniors and seniors in high school to help them seek out the money that will help
obama is the president of the united states, bush was the president. i respected both of them because of their position. i didn't always agree with them and i don't always agree with obama or bush but they were the president of united states. and when you are under a microscope every single day, everything that you do, you are going to have tendencies back and forth. and right now we are still in a resgs. we still have problem with jobs. so people aren't happy right now. >> and problems...
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i think they've learned from their operations here in terms of increasing sales back in the united states. >> in beijing today mr. obama meets with chinese president tao. tensions may rise over economic issues. the u.s. is a huge market for china's cheap products. china has largely financed america's deficit, lending hundreds of billions to fund stimulus efforts here. president obama will spend two days in beijing, combating climate change and nuclear programs in iran and north korea top the agenda there. in washington, brook hart, wbal-tv 11 news. >> the parents of a student say their son is in serious physical danger whenever he attends school. not from violence or bully but from perfume. the 14-year-old student in question suffers from severe asthma, which his parents say is triggered by cologne, perfume and screnlted products. they're asking the school board to ban fragrances from school. the school board says they'll most likely consider the matter next month. that brings us to our "watercooler question of the day." should a school system enact a ban on colognes, perfumes and other s
i think they've learned from their operations here in terms of increasing sales back in the united states. >> in beijing today mr. obama meets with chinese president tao. tensions may rise over economic issues. the u.s. is a huge market for china's cheap products. china has largely financed america's deficit, lending hundreds of billions to fund stimulus efforts here. president obama will spend two days in beijing, combating climate change and nuclear programs in iran and north korea top...
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states president, we need you to look at this issue and put this on a fast track. >> the u.s. labor department says it cannot comment because this case is still under investigation. well, like many people, a maryland man hired a debt settler to help him get out from under, but now he is in worst shape than before. we expose a local company accused of taking millions from consumers nationwide and providing them little to no help. here is barry simms. >> this home in cecil county, jim watches the flow of the river and reflects on his financial turmoil and tried to bridge the gap and relied on credit cards. >> it was like, free money until it came time to pay and it was like no. and it sounds silly, but nevertheless, that's the way it was. >> caught up in credit card debt, wilson paid $500, nearly half of his monthly income as a down payment for the services of the frederick law graup. the company was supposed to help wilson settle debts and he says that never happened. >> i know there has got to be money somewhere. that's what bugs me. >> wilson filed a complaint with the consum
states president, we need you to look at this issue and put this on a fast track. >> the u.s. labor department says it cannot comment because this case is still under investigation. well, like many people, a maryland man hired a debt settler to help him get out from under, but now he is in worst shape than before. we expose a local company accused of taking millions from consumers nationwide and providing them little to no help. here is barry simms. >> this home in cecil county, jim...
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. >> have you voted in the united states? >> no. because i do not live in the united states. i only travel on my canadian passport. i do not actually have an american passport. if i moved to the u.s. and wanted to, i would vote in the elections. i would activate all of that. >> i have the new forward to your book, "no logo." coming out again in paperback? >> the 10th anniversary edition is coming out with a new foreword. >> all right, i am going to read some of what you wrote. this is what i track in the -- barack obama. >> yes, and this is what i tracked in the -- track in the book. the ambition of the super brands of the 1990's in companies like starbucks and nike and apple. the equated their ideas with this transcendent injury. they ended up making themselves -- this transcendent in the jury -- imagery. the ended up making themselves -- they ended up making themselves very vulnerable to their consumers demanding more of them. when a company like apple uses gondi in an ad -- ghandi in an ad, or anti racism in their market, it is usually because somebody at their advertising
. >> have you voted in the united states? >> no. because i do not live in the united states. i only travel on my canadian passport. i do not actually have an american passport. if i moved to the u.s. and wanted to, i would vote in the elections. i would activate all of that. >> i have the new forward to your book, "no logo." coming out again in paperback? >> the 10th anniversary edition is coming out with a new foreword. >> all right, i am going to read...
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as president of the united states. the expectations in asia are quite high. >> he will lay out his as a policy in a speech tonight. nicole killian reporting from washington. >> 5:37, 48 degrees on tv hill. statistics on adults smoking, how maryland ranks and what the experts think affected the numbers. >> women under growing -- women undergoing mastectomies, a possible way to regrow breast tissue. >> we will tell you captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> welcome back. this is a live picture of the downtown area. 52 degrees at the maryland science center. temperatures will hold steady, basically. high in the low 50's. the rain won't be as widespread as yesterday. that is good news. a few scattered showers off and on all day. to the wind won't change. it will be the same as thursday. gusting over 30 miles an hour at times. maybe up to 40 over the open waters of the chesapeake bay. temperatures in the upper 40's bandlow 50's with often on light rain showers. it will be windy. that is the for
as president of the united states. the expectations in asia are quite high. >> he will lay out his as a policy in a speech tonight. nicole killian reporting from washington. >> 5:37, 48 degrees on tv hill. statistics on adults smoking, how maryland ranks and what the experts think affected the numbers. >> women under growing -- women undergoing mastectomies, a possible way to regrow breast tissue. >> we will tell you captioned by the national captioning institute...
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the united states today is to have that pool of teachers from the bottom third of college universities and the bottom third of those classes. that's something we need to reverse and to change. >> how do we change it? you know, bruce stuart says we should have a national teachers economy like west point? >> we have a huge opportunity here, david. over the next five to eight years, as many as a million teachers are retiring, and our ability to attract great talent and then more importantly to obtain talent over the next few years will change public education for the next 30 years. how do you do that? we have to make changing the revered profession that it is and should be. this is to me a call to service and a call to action. if you want to serve your country, if you want to make a difference in students' lives, there's nothing more important we can do than to help get the best and brightest, the hardest working, the most committed. the people with the highest expectations for children in the classroom. we have a chance to break that logjam and transform education for a generation. >> ne
the united states today is to have that pool of teachers from the bottom third of college universities and the bottom third of those classes. that's something we need to reverse and to change. >> how do we change it? you know, bruce stuart says we should have a national teachers economy like west point? >> we have a huge opportunity here, david. over the next five to eight years, as many as a million teachers are retiring, and our ability to attract great talent and then more...
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. >> the united states looks to strengthen alliances and build new partnerships with the nation of this region. >> he met with the japanese royal family and reached out of business leaders, promising a new era of cooperation. after a stop in china he is headed to south korea, where demonstrators are already protesting against the president and the u.s. war in afghanistan. >> before heading to china the president promises to work with the the new economic superpower, not try to contain it. >> there is continuing coverage of print -- president obama's asian to work. you can find a slide show on our web site, wbaltv.com, click on politics. >> the maryland gop had a new leader this morning. audrey scott was elected as the new state party chairman. the 73-year-old was a former member of the prince george's county council. she promised to bring a renewed vigor to the party. as well as her fund-raising skills. convention delegates were told that the state gop has only $6,000 in the bank. >> it is 9:09. still ahead, frank kratovil will join us to enter your questions and most -- and what most p
. >> the united states looks to strengthen alliances and build new partnerships with the nation of this region. >> he met with the japanese royal family and reached out of business leaders, promising a new era of cooperation. after a stop in china he is headed to south korea, where demonstrators are already protesting against the president and the u.s. war in afghanistan. >> before heading to china the president promises to work with the the new economic superpower, not try to...
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detention debate is heating up over whether terror suspects should be brought to the united states it follows the obama administration's announcement to try several in new york. now there's talk of using some u.s. prisons to hold detainees from guantanamo. 11 news washington bureau reporter nikole killion has that story. >> today officials from the homeland security and justice and defense departments will tour a prison outside of chicago to see if it could potentially house terror suspects. in the small illinois farm town of thompson, this is the facility the white house says is a leading option to detain as many as 100 terror suspects from guantanamo. >> this is something that is very good for our state. it's good for our economy. it's good for our public safety. >> state officials say re-opening the nearly vacant prison will create more than 2,000 local jobs. those opposed wrote a letter to president obama stating, "al qaeda terrorists should stay where they cannot endanger american citizens." the debate comes as the obama administration tries to figure out what to do with more tha
detention debate is heating up over whether terror suspects should be brought to the united states it follows the obama administration's announcement to try several in new york. now there's talk of using some u.s. prisons to hold detainees from guantanamo. 11 news washington bureau reporter nikole killion has that story. >> today officials from the homeland security and justice and defense departments will tour a prison outside of chicago to see if it could potentially house terror...
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. >> the human space flight program that the united states is currently pursuing is one that is on an unsustainable trajectory. >> reporter: the president has yet to decide whether to ask congress for more money and continue with the ares 1 on a return lunar mission. but for many space enthusiasts finding water has only whet the appetite for a return trip to the moon. so where did all this water come from? possibly from comets pounding the moon over and over again. and if that's the truth, then all that water and all that ice might hold secrets to the history of the solar system. in the words of one nasa scientist, "this ain't your father's moon." brian? >> tom costello with a lot of water next to him in washington starting us off on a friday night. tom, thanks. >>> more new numbers on swine flu out tonight from the centers for disease control. flu deaths in children in this country surged last week to 35. that's just in the space of seven days. it's the highest number since the cdc started keeping track. the h1n1 swine flu now reported widespread in almost the entire country. 46 out
. >> the human space flight program that the united states is currently pursuing is one that is on an unsustainable trajectory. >> reporter: the president has yet to decide whether to ask congress for more money and continue with the ares 1 on a return lunar mission. but for many space enthusiasts finding water has only whet the appetite for a return trip to the moon. so where did all this water come from? possibly from comets pounding the moon over and over again. and if that's the...
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. >> i would rather her have a talk show rather than vice president of the united states. but i still like her. >> reporter: she was always a draw in the michigan heartland but the mccain/palin ticket fell behind. in going rogue she says, they should make a quick run over the state line to hold a grassroots rally. she said it would be fast, it would be free, it would be maverick-y. the campaign said no, so she promised to return. leaving the door open to politics. >> what do you think of the news week cover? >> i think this is quite cheesy and i never would have posed for news week in shorts. >> john mccain came out swinging said he agrees with steve schmidt. >> i have great respect for john mccain. >> reporter: tonight palin made it clear that if she decides on a political future, she'll be going rogue, taking on the republican establishment. andrea mitchell, nbc news, grand rapids, michigan. >>> now here's a look at some other stories making news "early today" in america. >>> a heated police shoot-out in cincinnati was captured on camera. an armed suspect fled his vehicl
. >> i would rather her have a talk show rather than vice president of the united states. but i still like her. >> reporter: she was always a draw in the michigan heartland but the mccain/palin ticket fell behind. in going rogue she says, they should make a quick run over the state line to hold a grassroots rally. she said it would be fast, it would be free, it would be maverick-y. the campaign said no, so she promised to return. leaving the door open to politics. >> what do...
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states our partnership -- united states. partnership will contribute to global efforts to combat climate change. we had a detailed discussion on important regional and global issues. we agreed the partnership was important for addressing the challenges of an increasingly interdependent world that we live in. the global economic crisis has brought home the fact that our prosperity is interlinked. our dialog needs to have been opened and inclusive architecture -- have an open and inclusive of architecture. [unintelligible] the focus of terrorism in our region poses great threat to the entire civilized world and has to be defeated. president obama and i have decided to strengthen our cooperations in the threats of counter-terrorism. welcomes the international interests in nuclear disarmament and non- proliferation. and we have been a consistent advocate of a world free of nuclear weapons. we will work with the united states and other countries at the nuclear security summit, which president obama is hosting next april. in our d
states our partnership -- united states. partnership will contribute to global efforts to combat climate change. we had a detailed discussion on important regional and global issues. we agreed the partnership was important for addressing the challenges of an increasingly interdependent world that we live in. the global economic crisis has brought home the fact that our prosperity is interlinked. our dialog needs to have been opened and inclusive architecture -- have an open and inclusive of...
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it was taped there and then sold and traffic in the united states. it is a legal to hold or attend dogfights in virtually every state. the question is, is this the kind of speech that the first amendment protects or not? a difficult issue, and the court really struggled with it. the couple of the hypothetical they offered, and it tells you something how the court works. justice scalea was asking questions about, well, filming bullfights and spain, couldn't that be the kind of something that would be viewed as cruelty to animals, yet it is a time- honored tradition in spain and there could be artistic value, is that the sort of thing people should have to risk prosecution for? but then justice alito asked a hypothetical about what is -- what if a human sacrifice is legal in some countries and we have a human sacrifice program channel? is that something we prohibit? people laughed but the issue is the same. one of the arguments in the case was obscenity should not be extended, obscenity is not the same level of protection as political speech. it has be
it was taped there and then sold and traffic in the united states. it is a legal to hold or attend dogfights in virtually every state. the question is, is this the kind of speech that the first amendment protects or not? a difficult issue, and the court really struggled with it. the couple of the hypothetical they offered, and it tells you something how the court works. justice scalea was asking questions about, well, filming bullfights and spain, couldn't that be the kind of something that...
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this is a topic we've still contend with, economic collapse in the united states. again, my name is congresswoman michele bachmann, a member of congress from the great state of minnesota, this is my third yea in congress and a privilege to sit on financial services committee and we have been talking about friday and fanny and how they contributed mightily to this collapse but we are literally digging our way out of people suffering, we have millions of people at work and unemployment is at 9.8% and very soon will have more unemployment number south, the president's team has said it expects this will be the new normal. for quite awhile going forward because we're looking at in excess of 10% on a planet. there are real consequences, when you see this level of economic collapse. one thing that a lot on realize in the last of our minds the value of the dollar has dropped 16%, people feel that in some way but it is profoundly hear that. i don't know if there is an economist from arizona state university that run a column has a study of the shows that since this last ye
this is a topic we've still contend with, economic collapse in the united states. again, my name is congresswoman michele bachmann, a member of congress from the great state of minnesota, this is my third yea in congress and a privilege to sit on financial services committee and we have been talking about friday and fanny and how they contributed mightily to this collapse but we are literally digging our way out of people suffering, we have millions of people at work and unemployment is at...
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i'm the president of the united states. i'm the president of the united states and i'm hungry for dunkaroos." amazing that he can convey all that in one quick glance. he loves dunkaroos. and finally, one of the most common obama expressions, it's the "damn it, biden, turn off your phone!" [ laughter ] there you have it everybody -- stick around, we'll be right back cameron diaz everybody! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ (announcer) there are engines... and then there's the twin-turbocharging, 365-horsepower-generating, ecoboost™ engine in the all-new taurus sho from ford. that has the thirst of a v6 with the thrust of a v8. we speak car. we speak innovation. introducing the all-new taurus sho from ford. drive one. is that my camera? nope. same one, but i got mine for way less on ebay. - ow! - yeah, stings, doesn't it? wow, that looks really tough. - good. - that is the most hardcore dolphin i've ever seen. it's not a dolphin, mike. it's a shark. it's a dolphin. announcer: for the same stuff at a better price-- come to think o
i'm the president of the united states. i'm the president of the united states and i'm hungry for dunkaroos." amazing that he can convey all that in one quick glance. he loves dunkaroos. and finally, one of the most common obama expressions, it's the "damn it, biden, turn off your phone!" [ laughter ] there you have it everybody -- stick around, we'll be right back cameron diaz everybody! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ (announcer) there are engines... and then there's the...
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buffett called it, quote, an all-in wager on the economic future of the united states. >>> on wall street, a mixed finish today with the s&p and nasdaq slightly higher. the dow lost a bit, down 17 1/2. >>> they were three young women out for a drive this past sunday night in dickinson, north dakota. college students, teammates on the softball team. some time that night, we're told, they made two frantic calls for help and then nothing, not a sign of them for days. our own john yang has the latest tonight from just outside nearby bismarck, north dakota. john, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. authorities say they have no idea what kind of trouble these young women got into when they called for help. all they know is there hasn't been a trace of them for two days. late sunday night two brief, scratchy panicked cell phone calls for help from three college students to a friend. then the line went dead. >> she got the call. they were talking something about water and there was some hysterical noises in the background. >> reporter: authorities immediately launched a search for ash
buffett called it, quote, an all-in wager on the economic future of the united states. >>> on wall street, a mixed finish today with the s&p and nasdaq slightly higher. the dow lost a bit, down 17 1/2. >>> they were three young women out for a drive this past sunday night in dickinson, north dakota. college students, teammates on the softball team. some time that night, we're told, they made two frantic calls for help and then nothing, not a sign of them for days. our own...
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i'm the president of the united states. i'm the president of the united states and i'm hungry for dunkaroos." amazing that he can convey all that in one quick glance. he loves dunkaroos. and finally, one of the most common obama expressions, it's the "damn it, biden, turn off your phone!" [ laughter ] there you have it everybody -- stick around, we'll be right back cameron diaz everybody! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ does your hair need expert repair? damage is most obvious at the tips. watch what happens when severely damaged hair... is repaired with dove therapy conditioner. convincing, isn't it? and research proves dove even repairs... damage at the tips better than the leading pantene conditioner. the proof-- beautifully smooth hair... strengthened against damage from root to tip. next generation dove therapy conditioners. expertise for damaged hair. you aren't getting rid of stains, you're whitening them. with this stain-revealing dye, you can see the stains bleach leaves behind. lysol power toilet bowl cleaner removes
i'm the president of the united states. i'm the president of the united states and i'm hungry for dunkaroos." amazing that he can convey all that in one quick glance. he loves dunkaroos. and finally, one of the most common obama expressions, it's the "damn it, biden, turn off your phone!" [ laughter ] there you have it everybody -- stick around, we'll be right back cameron diaz everybody! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ does your hair need expert repair? damage is most obvious at the...
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i think they've learned from their operations here in terms of increasing sales back in the united states. >> in beijing today mr. obama meets with chinese president tao. tension maize rise over economic issues. the u.s. is a huge market for china's cheap products. china has largely financed america's deficit, lending hundreds of billions to fund stimulus efforts here. president obama will spend two days in beijing, combating climate change and nuclear programs in iran and north korea top the agenda there. in washington, brook hart, wbal-tv 11 news. >> a maryland school district could see an addition to restrictions on its dress code. the parents of a 15-year-old boy are asking the school system to ban perfumes and colon because they trigger their -- cologne because they trigger their son's as max the president of the board of education says the matter will most likely be reviewed in the coming weeks that brings us to our "watercooler question of the day." should a school system enact a ban on scented products on school property because it triggers a student's asthma? e-mail your response
i think they've learned from their operations here in terms of increasing sales back in the united states. >> in beijing today mr. obama meets with chinese president tao. tension maize rise over economic issues. the u.s. is a huge market for china's cheap products. china has largely financed america's deficit, lending hundreds of billions to fund stimulus efforts here. president obama will spend two days in beijing, combating climate change and nuclear programs in iran and north korea top...
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. >> the united states looks to strengthen old alliances and build new partnerships with the nations of this region. >> he met with japan's royal family and reached out to top japanese business leaders, promising a new era of cooperation. after a stop in china, he's heading to south korea. where demonstrators are already protesting against the president and the u.s. war in afghanistan. before heading to china, the president promised to work with that new economic superpower, not try to contain it. in washington, i'm brian mooar, wbal-tv 11 news. >> and this continuing coverage of president obama's asian tour on our website. there you can find a slide show of the president's arrival and his speech in tokyo. it's on our website, wbaltv.com. click on politics. >> the maryland g.o.p. has a new leader after their convention in bowie yesterday. republicans elected audrey scott. the 73-year-old was a cabinet secretary in the ehrlich administration and former member of the prince george's county council. she promised delegates to bring a new vigor and excitement to the party. she will need t
. >> the united states looks to strengthen old alliances and build new partnerships with the nations of this region. >> he met with japan's royal family and reached out to top japanese business leaders, promising a new era of cooperation. after a stop in china, he's heading to south korea. where demonstrators are already protesting against the president and the u.s. war in afghanistan. before heading to china, the president promised to work with that new economic superpower, not try...
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>> it doesn't provide anything of strategic value to the united states. central government there is not -- having a central government in afghanistan is not going to feed al qaeda or stabilize pakistan which should be our two goals. >> you spent a lot of time in afghanistan on the ground. your resignation sent shock waves right up to the white house. you resigned in a very public manner. your letter read by readers of the "washington post." why did you choose to go about it this way and not to continue to work within the administration to affect change? >> i hit a point in my conscience where i felt it was senseless what was happening. our troops were fighting against people who were fighting us because we're occupying them. and like i said earlier, what we're doing there doesn't obtain any strategic values or goals for the united states. >> you jump right in on me because i'm paraphrasing and don't want to put words in your mouth, but suffice it to say that you think the u.s. is still fighting in afghanistan and looking at the situation there through the
>> it doesn't provide anything of strategic value to the united states. central government there is not -- having a central government in afghanistan is not going to feed al qaeda or stabilize pakistan which should be our two goals. >> you spent a lot of time in afghanistan on the ground. your resignation sent shock waves right up to the white house. you resigned in a very public manner. your letter read by readers of the "washington post." why did you choose to go about...
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there are three regional high-speed rail systems being planned in the united states. i'd like to see an infrastructure bank developed with some of the remaining t.a.r.p. money that could lend to communities to move those plans forward quicker. transportation has a billion -- it has 40,000 jobs for a billion dollars spent. so it's a good investment of funds right now. we have to be concerned with jobs. i mean, i cannot tell you what it's like when college graduates come and say, look, i've sent out 40 resumes. i've been turned down 40 times. i've got a degree. i'm a 4.0 student. what do i do? let alone the person that has worked in a machine shop who is laid off. it is a real problem in our country. i think for many of us, we've got to look out there and look for american products candidly and buy american products. i think we have to understand that other countries obviously want to import into our country -- export into our country, but i think we have to begin to sort of star our own products and say, mr. and mrs. america, by some. >> back to secretary geithner, do
there are three regional high-speed rail systems being planned in the united states. i'd like to see an infrastructure bank developed with some of the remaining t.a.r.p. money that could lend to communities to move those plans forward quicker. transportation has a billion -- it has 40,000 jobs for a billion dollars spent. so it's a good investment of funds right now. we have to be concerned with jobs. i mean, i cannot tell you what it's like when college graduates come and say, look, i've sent...
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government task force is shopping for potential locations here in the united states to house terror suspects from guantanamo bay. illinois officials said today a prison there is among those being considered to house detainees once gitmo is closed, likely sometime next year. all this comes just days after the obama administration announced it would try 9/11 suspects at a federal court here in new york. and that decision sparked a new round of outrage today, from among others the man who was mayor of new york at the time of the attacks. we have two reports starting with nbc's jeff rossen. >> reporter: returning to the scene of the crime amid new fears, alleged 9/11 mastermind khalid shaikh mohammed and four other accused plotters will stand trial not before a military tribunal at guantanamo bay, but instead inside a federal courthouse, just blocks from ground zero. this weekend the political line in the sand with outrage on the right. >> maybe the obama administration doesn't think we're at war with them, but they're very clear on the fact that they're at war with us. >> they're going to do ev
government task force is shopping for potential locations here in the united states to house terror suspects from guantanamo bay. illinois officials said today a prison there is among those being considered to house detainees once gitmo is closed, likely sometime next year. all this comes just days after the obama administration announced it would try 9/11 suspects at a federal court here in new york. and that decision sparked a new round of outrage today, from among others the man who was...
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. >> the red been nearly four thousand swine flu desk so far end the united states, including two oncologist -- college campuses reported today. a key health official was pressed on the subject. >> it has been like playing of " where's waldo?"trying to figure out who has it. >> this government has enough vaccine for guantanamo bay, but not enough for grandma kay. >> there is no vaccine on its way to guantanamo. >> your under oath. did not testify to things you have no knowledge of. >> canada, asia, and europe use a drug that stretches h1n1. the government says it did not want to try something new in the middle of the pandemic. >> we made a commitment not to cut corners. >> four of the five companies that make our vaccine to sell overseas. the government admits it knew some of those countries orders would be filled first. >> early on into this, we did know. >> america's biggest manufacturer says this pennsylvania plants are working overtime. >> they are operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with more than 2000 dedicated people involved in getting the vaccine out the door. >> with 50 mi
. >> the red been nearly four thousand swine flu desk so far end the united states, including two oncologist -- college campuses reported today. a key health official was pressed on the subject. >> it has been like playing of " where's waldo?"trying to figure out who has it. >> this government has enough vaccine for guantanamo bay, but not enough for grandma kay. >> there is no vaccine on its way to guantanamo. >> your under oath. did not testify to...
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>> well, this is a stark moment for the united states senate. we haven't had major health care reform for many, many years. i think we'll have the 60 votes this evening to proceed. as has been said, this is the start of the debate, not the end of the debate. it's critically important we get the cost of health care down and provide affordable options for all americans. this is a consumer bill. it helps consumers keep their insurance and protect themselves against arbitrary practices of private insurance companies. >> senator, if you get 60 votes, is it a slam dunk for 60 votes of the passage of the actual bill? >> not at pulp there will be an amendment process, an open process. it's too early to predict what happens at the end of the day, but i am optimistic at the end of the year the united states will have health care reform. >> senator gregg, it looks like no republicans will vote for this. why not? it's just a vote right now to open debate, not a vote on health care. or do you see it as such? >> no. this is shooting with real bullets. up unti
>> well, this is a stark moment for the united states senate. we haven't had major health care reform for many, many years. i think we'll have the 60 votes this evening to proceed. as has been said, this is the start of the debate, not the end of the debate. it's critically important we get the cost of health care down and provide affordable options for all americans. this is a consumer bill. it helps consumers keep their insurance and protect themselves against arbitrary practices of...
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. >> the entire resources of the united states army are at the disposal of fort hood. >> there is this fear that this post, and their home, is no longer safe and secure. as the victims look for answers, so do the investigators. -- there are reports that nidal hasan is conscious and talking. his attorney wants to make sure those conversations are limited. no interviews, no interrogations' should be conducted by law enforcement. >> the army is not saying anything about the suspect or their investigation. >> i have nothing to add to it -- at at this time. i have worked hard to get you an update. >> to just one of so many unanswered questions here. >> there is a bit of new information. he apparently attended the same virginia mosque as two of the 9/11 hijackers. they are looking for links with the radical -- former radical leader of the mosque who is a known al qaeda supporter. >> we have more breaking news. a house fire and baltimore county this time. >> this is west park drive. this is in baltimore county where they're dealing with a basement fire. it turns out that the dry air caught fi
. >> the entire resources of the united states army are at the disposal of fort hood. >> there is this fear that this post, and their home, is no longer safe and secure. as the victims look for answers, so do the investigators. -- there are reports that nidal hasan is conscious and talking. his attorney wants to make sure those conversations are limited. no interviews, no interrogations' should be conducted by law enforcement. >> the army is not saying anything about the...